Don Barksdale
Career averages
11.0PPG
8.0RPG
2.1APG
262 games · 4 seasons
At a glance
BOS hubCareer snapshot
4Seasons
262Games
2,894Career points
14.5PER average
Most-played franchise: Boston Celtics · 135 games · 1953-54 to 1954-55
Career highsSingle season
13.8PPG · 1952-53 · -
9.7RPG · 1951-52 · -
2.6APG · 1952-53 · -
14.7PER · 1954-55 · BOS
2.3Win shares · 1953-54 · BOS
Position rank1954-55
#10PPG rank
#4PER rank
#4Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 16 Center players with 41+ games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | NBA | 62 | 0 | 32.5 | 12.6 | 9.7 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.8 | 0.0 | 69.1 | - | - |
| 1952-53 | NBA | 65 | 0 | 35.4 | 13.8 | 9.2 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 38.7 | 0.0 | 64.1 | - | - |
| 1953-54 | BOS | 63 | 0 | 21.6 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37.6 | 0.0 | 66.2 | 14.3 | 2.3 |
| 1954-55 | BOS | 72 | 0 | 24.9 | 10.5 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 38.2 | 0.0 | 65.1 | 14.7 | 2.2 |
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About Don Barksdale
Donald Argee Barksdale was an American professional basketball player. He was a pioneer as an African-American basketball player, becoming the first to be named NCAA All-American, the first to play on a United States men's Olympic basketball team, and the first to play in a National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.